Mop



May 6 1924.

J. DUSEVOIR ET AL Filed April 17, i922 l6 11Veno Jul.noS D Patented May 6, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT .oFFIC JULIUS DUSEVOIR, 015 OAKLAN), AND ARCHIBALD W. SLAN, OIE CONCORD, CALIFOR- NIA, ASSIGNORS, BY MESNE AND DIRECT ASSIGNMENTS, OF ONE-HALF T0 CHARLES W. MEYRICK, on MEQUON, wrsconsm CONCORD, CALIFORNIA V To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JULIS Dusnvorn and ARCHIBALD W, SLOAN,"CZ6hS of the United States, and residents, respectively, of-the city of Oakland, in the county of Alameda, and of the city of Concord,, in the county of Contra.Costa, andState.of California, have made a new and useful invention, to vvit, Improvements in Mops; and .We do hereby declare the foll0wingto be a full, clear, concise, and exact description ofthesame. -2

This invention relates particularly to an improved cleaning appliance more partionlarly known as a mop.

An object of the invention is to provide a handle for holding a mop in an operative position and with means combined therewith for squeezing or removing. dirt,. water, detritus and the like from said mop. V

A'further objeot of theinvention is to providev a mophandle having, pressure means thereon and adapted to -automatically compensate for anyirregularities of thic ness in thesaid mop.

A further object. of the invention is,to provide an apparatus that will be superior in point of simplioity, inexpensiveness of construction, positiveness of operation and facility and convenience in use and general efiiciency. Other objecte and .advantages will-appear as this description progresses.

In this specification and. the annexed drawings, the inventionisillustrated in the form considered to be the -best,"but it is to be understood that the invention is not limitedto such form, because it may be embodied in other forms; and it is also to be understood that in and by the claims following the description, it is desired 'to cover the invention in whatsoever form it may be embodied.

In the accompanying onesheet ,of drawmgs, Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a mop constructed' in accordance with 'our invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged seotiontaken th1"ough Fig. 1 on the line 3-7-3.

Fig. 4 is a plan section taken=through Fig. 5 on the line Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken throu'gh Fig. 4 on the line 5-5.

Application filed April 17, 1922. Serla1 No. 554,305.

Fig. 6 is a view of the mop rack.

Fig. 7 .is an enlargedview of the operating.handle meGhanism.

In detail, the construction illustrated in thedrawmgs, comprises a handle member 1, prferably shapedaas a sinoth shaft and having an enlarged head or base portion 2 onone and thereofand formed of wood or any' other material. The said base 2 projeCts laterally on both sides of the handle toany width which maybedesired. Apair of bracket members 3and 4areformed on opposite sides of. the head 2 and are adapted to have a roller 5rotatably mounted therein. V

Ashaft 7 is arranged laterally vvithin said head2, so that the ends 8; and .9 thereof,

p rojeot beyond the sides of the said head. v

A pair of arms 10 and 11 are secured to the Projecting ends of saidshaft,the op. posite ends of said arme having a roller 12 rotatably mounted therein and arranged S0 as to parallel the axis of the 'roller provided in the head member. Thegroller 12 is sup= ported so that it may be moved into and from co-operative relation vvith} the,head roller 5, whereby said roller s may be maintained in adjustable relationship. A lug 13 is secured to the shaft7 intermediate its ends and which projects"thlfiOhgh the under side of the head 2. Alever 1is secured to. the projecting end of the said lugl3 and which extends to and connecte vvith an arm 15 pivoted to a collar 16: on saidhandle 1. The collar 16 is slidably.or adjustably mounted on the handle 1, a compression spring 17 beiIig adapted.to bear against said collar so as to force 'it outwardly'on the said handle,

tiverollers 5and 12. 'The arm;l5gis so arranged that :vvhe n positionedas shovvn in Fig. 2,- therespectiverollers Will bear one against the 'other. VVhen the ;arm 15 is moved to the unlockejdor reversed position,

the:' roller 12 is thrown=outof contact vvith the roller 5, as is shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3.

A mop 18, consisting of a flexible cloth or other suitable element and having a channel shaped member 19 removably binding the head portion thereof, is adapted to be retained betvveen the rollers 5 and 12. The spring 17 in co-operative combination with the arm 15, lever 14 and roller 12 permits an object of any thickness to be retained betWeen the respective rollers 5 and 12, so that the said rollers may be locked as if no object were retained between the said rollers. Furthermore, 21ny irregularities or undulttions in the mop element 18, when being drawn or passed through the rollers 5 and 12, Will be compensated for or taken up-by the spr ng 17 vvithout danger of the arm 15 bemg thrown ont 01: locked position.

The head 19 of the mop is provided With a to'othed rack or extension 20 thereon which lies within a groove 21 provided on the handle 1. The groove 21 is of suchdepth that the rack 20 Will be concealed below the surface of the handle 1. A guide clip 22 is provided around the handle for holding the rack 20 in the groove. A shaft 23 is rotatably mounted in the said clip 22 and has a handle 24 thereon. A sprocket 25 is secured to the shaft 23 within a slot provided therefor in the handle 1, the teeth on said sprocket intermeshing With the teeth provided on the rack 20 of the mop. It Will be obvious that by turning the handle 24%, the sprocket 25 Will be rotated and through its meshing engagement with the rack 20, it Will move said rack in the groove to -draW said mop between the pressure rollers 5 and 12. The length of the rack 20 is sucli that all water or moisture may be squeezed entirely out of eaoh portion of the mop 18. Upon the completion of the inop-squeezing operation, the arm 15 would be unlocked, thereby releasing the tension on the roller 12 and permitting the mop 18 to be lowered relative to the head 2 of said handle into operative position. After the mop has been 'placed in the desired position adjacent the head 2, the pressure roller 12 Would be again placed in contact with the outer face of the mop so as to tightly clamp it against the head roller 5, through the action of the lever 14 and springtensioned handle 16. The apparatus thus described comprises an ordinary mop with mechanism whioh Will thoroughly Squeeze from said mop all dirt collected therein without the necessity of the operator performing the squeezing or wringing action by hand. In the event that water would be squeezed from the m'opinto a bucket, a projectihg hook 30 is provided on the under side of the head 2, whereby the mop may be suspehded over the edge of a bucket and the squeezing or ringing action performed to direct the refuse water into the bucket, whereby it may be suitably disposed of.

Having thus described this invention, what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: r

1. A device suoh as described comprising a handle; a roller on an end of said handle; a pressure roller pivotally mounted on said handle relative to said first mentioned roller; tension means for maintaining said rollers in adjustable relationship; a manually operable means for separating said rollers; a flexible mop-adapted to be retained between said rollers; and mechanical means on said handle for moving said mop between said rollers.

2. A device such as described compriSing a handle; a roller on an end of said handle: a pressure roller pivotally mounted on said handle relative to said first mentioned roller; tension means for maintaining said rollers in adjustable relationship; a manually operable means for separxting said rollers a flexible mop adapted to be adjustably retained between said rollers an arm on said mop slidably retained on said handle and means on said handle engaging said arm foi sliding said arm and mop relative to said handle.

3. A device such as described comprising a handle; a roller on an end of said handle; an auxiliary roller pivotally mounted on said handle relative to said first 'mentiohed roller; a lever secured to saidlast mentioned roller for moving the same into open and closed positions relative to said handle roller; a mop adapted to be adjustably retained between said rollers; co-operating means on said mop and handle whereby said mop may be moved relative to said rollers; and spring means on said handle connected to said lever.for maintaining the said roller in either the open or closed position.

4:. A device 'such as described comprising a handle; a roller on an end of said handle; an auxiliary roller pivotally mounted on said handle relative to said first mentioned roller; a lever secured to said last mentioned roller for moving the same into open and closed positions relative to said handle roller; a mop adapted to be adjustably retained between said rollers and a sprin tensioned arIn pivoted to said handle an having said lever eccentrically piVoted thereto for maintaining said roller in either the open or closed position.

5. A device such as described comprising a handle; a roller on an end of said handle; an auxiliary roller pivotally mounted on said handle relative to said first mentined roller; a lever secured to saidlast mentioned roller for moving the sameinto open and closed positions relative to said handle roller; a mop adapted to be adjustably retained between said rollers co-opei*ating means on sa.id mop and handle whereby said set our hands at San Francisco, Calfdrni, mop may be moved relative to said rollers; this 10th day of April, 1922. and a spring tensioned arm pivoted to said handle and having said lever eccentrically JULIUS DUSEVOIR' 5 pivoted thereto for maintaining said roller ARCHBALD SLOAN' in either the open or c1osed pos1tion. In the resence of In testimony whereof, we have hereunto LINCOLN V. JOHNSON. 

